Inguinal hernia repair · Texas
Inguinal hernia repair in Texas: the highest-volume physicians
163 physicians in Texas billed Medicare for 2,978 inguinal hernia repair procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean A. Cione, MD, FACSGeneral Surgery · Plano | 47 | 29 | +62% |
| 1 | Lam D. Le, MDGeneral Surgery · Dallas | 47 | 30 | +57% |
| 3 | Timothy J. Sehorn, MDGeneral Surgery · Houston | 46 | 34 | +35% |
| 4 | Damon A. Mimari, MDGeneral Surgery · San Antonio | 43 | 43 | +0% |
| 5 | Kim D. Keller, MDGeneral Surgery · Houston | 40 | 28 | +43% |
| 5 | Robert M. Hagood, MDGeneral Surgery · Dallas | 40 | 39 | +3% |
| 7 | Michael C. Keller, MDGeneral Surgery · Houston | 38 | 26 | +46% |
| 8 | Mark Glover, MDGeneral Surgery · Austin | 37 | 32 | +16% |
| 9 | Charles V. BeallGeneral Surgery · Tyler | 36 | 35 | +3% |
| 10 | Gary M. Hall, MDGeneral Surgery · Live Oak | 35 | 25 | +40% |
| 11 | Sayl Bunyan, MDGeneral Surgery · Shenandoah | 34 | 31 | +10% |
| 11 | John N. Littrell, MDGeneral Surgery · Plano | 34 | 38 | −11% |
| 13 | Michael M. Reader, MDGeneral Surgery · Houston | 33 | 26 | +27% |
| 14 | Kevin D. Wheeler, MDGeneral Surgery · Houston | 32 | 25 | +28% |
| 14 | Joseph R. Karam, MDGeneral Surgery · San Antonio | 32 | 25 | +28% |
| 16 | Clinton Mcgehee, MDGeneral Surgery · Tyler | 31 | — | |
| 16 | John F. Eckford, MDGeneral Surgery · Round Rock | 31 | 34 | −9% |
| 18 | Sina Matin, MDGeneral Surgery · Grapevine | 30 | 18 | |
| 19 | Samuel E. Kirkendall, MDGeneral Surgery · Amarillo | 27 | 22 | +23% |
| 19 | James R. MckenzieGeneral Surgery · Kerrville | 27 | 18 | |
| 21 | Robert M. Markus, MDGeneral Surgery · Austin | 26 | 21 | +24% |
| 21 | Stephen Campbell, MDGeneral Surgery · Temple | 26 | — | |
| 21 | Steven M. Fass, MDGeneral Surgery · Austin | 26 | 16 | |
| 24 | Victor L. Cobos, MDGeneral Surgery · Denton | 25 | 28 | −11% |
| 24 | Robert B. Harrell, MDGeneral Surgery · Live Oak | 25 | 26 | −4% |
| 24 | Bryan D. Parrent, MDGeneral Surgery · College Station | 25 | 16 | |
| 24 | James A. Field, MDGeneral Surgery · Shenandoah | 25 | 46 | −46% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 49505, 49650), in 2024, Medicare fee-for-service only. A surgeon who mostly treats younger or Medicare Advantage patients will rank lower than their total volume. Method and limits.